New Releases by Carol Smith

Jambalaya, a tuxedo cat, tells the story of his journey of living in an unhappy home, becoming a shelter kitty, and finally finding his way to his furever family. Co-written with his mom, Carol, and enriched with twenty-five colorful illustrations drawn by Terri Kelleher, Jambalaya Comes Home is a heartwarming tale sure to delight preschoolers, new readers, and animal lovers too.

UNA PODEROSA EXPLORACIÓN DEL DOLOR Y LA RESILIENCIA DESPUÉS DE LA PÉRDIDA Cada quien lidia con el duelo a su manera: Helen Macdonald halló consuelo al entrenar a un halcón salvaje; Cheryl Strayed encontró fuerza en una caminata a través de Estados Unidos, mientras que Carol Smith, periodista nominada al Premio Pulitzer y autora de este libro, afrontó la muerte de su hijo pequeño entregándose a su trabajo. Con un bello estilo narrativo, Carol Smith entrecruza las historias de siete personas que se enfrentaron a sus propios desafíos, cada una con su propio relato de supervivencia y transformación. El general John Shalikashvili, en algún momento el miembro más poderoso del ejército estadounidense, le enseñó a Carol cómo enfrentar el miedo con disciplina y resistencia. Seth, un niño con una enfermedad rara e incurable, le abrió un camino para sobrellevar la pérdida de su propio hijo y le enseñó que el valor de la vida no se puede medir en días. Al otro lado del río es un viaje inolvidable hacia la esperanza y una lectura compasiva para cualquiera que enfrente o haya enfrentado una pérdida.

Discover the amusing activities children and their pet cats do together in My Cat. Enjoy twenty-five colorful, whimsical illustrations of cats helping their human pals with all kinds of fun things. Children and the young at heart will laugh at what these talented kitties can manage. My Cat is perfect for fostering the love of reading in five to eight year-olds and storytime too.

A powerful exploration of grief and resilience following the death of the author''s son that combines memoir, reportage, and lessons in how to heal Everyone deals with grief in their own way. Helen Macdonald found solace in training a wild gosu00adhawk. Cheryl Strayed found strength in hiking the Pacific Crest Trail. For Carol Smith, a Pulitzer Prizeu00ad nominated journalist struggling with the sudden death of her seven-year-old son, Christopher, the way to cross the river of sorrow was through work. In Crossing the River, Smith recounts how she faced down her crippling loss through reporting a series of profiles of people coping with their own intense chalu00adlenges, whether a life-altering accident, injury, or diagu00adnosis. These were stories of survival and transformation, of people facing devastating situations that changed them in unexpected ways. Smith deftly mixes the stories of these individuals and their families with her own account of how they helped her heal. General John Shalikashvili, once the most powerful member of the American military, taught Carol how to face fear with discipline and endurance. Seth, a young boy with a rare and incurable illness, shed light on the totality of her son''s experiences, and in turn helps readers see that the value of a life is not measured in days. Crossing the River is a beautiful and profoundly moving book, an unforgettable journey through grief toward hope, and a valuable, illuminating read for anyone coping with loss.

Reading is a fundamental learning process, and in order to be successful in any endeavor, a student needs to be able to grasp these sight words early on. Without a cognitive understanding of how to recognize and use the sight words in sentences and phrases, a student may be missing out on the most crucial building block of the learning process. How do we help children do this? There are many ways to embed vocabulary into children''s daily lives. Engaging in conversations and talking to kids through their daily routines is a great way to build vocabulary skills. This book is a great tool to help your child expand basic vocabulary in 5 main languages with easy short sentence example for each word to practice reading. There are a total of 120 vocabularies (Full Dolch sight words noun list) with cute pictures.

Reading is a fundamental learning process, and in order to be successful in any endeavor, a student needs to be able to grasp these sight words early on. Without a cognitive understanding of how to recognize and use the sight words in sentences and phrases, a student may be missing out on the most crucial building block of the learning process. How do we help children do this? There are many ways to embed vocabulary into children''s daily lives. Engaging in conversations and talking to kids through their daily routines is a great way to build vocabulary skills. This book is a great tool to help your child expand basic vocabulary in 5 main languages with easy short sentence example for each word to practice reading. There are a total of 120 vocabularies (Full Dolch sight words noun list) with cute pictures.

Reading is a fundamental learning process, and in order to be successful in any endeavor, a student needs to be able to grasp these sight words early on. Without a cognitive understanding of how to recognize and use the sight words in sentences and phrases, a student may be missing out on the most crucial building block of the learning process. How do we help children do this? There are many ways to embed vocabulary into children''s daily lives. Engaging in conversations and talking to kids through their daily routines is a great way to build vocabulary skills. This book is a great tool to help your child expand basic vocabulary in 5 main languages with easy short sentence example for each word to practice reading. There are a total of 120 vocabularies (Full Dolch sight words noun list) with cute pictures.

Reading is a fundamental learning process, and in order to be successful in any endeavor, a student needs to be able to grasp these sight words early on. Without a cognitive understanding of how to recognize and use the sight words in sentences and phrases, a student may be missing out on the most crucial building block of the learning process. How do we help children do this? There are many ways to embed vocabulary into children''s daily lives. Engaging in conversations and talking to kids through their daily routines is a great way to build vocabulary skills. This book is a great tool to help your child expand basic vocabulary in 5 main languages with easy short sentence example for each word to practice reading. There are a total of 120 vocabularies (Full Dolch sight words noun list) with cute pictures.

Reading is a fundamental learning process, and in order to be successful in any endeavor, a student needs to be able to grasp these sight words early on. Without a cognitive understanding of how to recognize and use the sight words in sentences and phrases, a student may be missing out on the most crucial building block of the learning process. How do we help children do this? There are many ways to embed vocabulary into children''s daily lives. Engaging in conversations and talking to kids through their daily routines is a great way to build vocabulary skills. This book is a great tool to help your child expand basic vocabulary in 5 main languages with easy short sentence example for each word to practice reading. There are a total of 120 vocabularies (Full Dolch sight words noun list) with cute pictures.

Reading is a fundamental learning process, and in order to be successful in any endeavor, a student needs to be able to grasp these sight words early on. Without a cognitive understanding of how to recognize and use the sight words in sentences and phrases, a student may be missing out on the most crucial building block of the learning process. How do we help children do this? There are many ways to embed vocabulary into children''s daily lives. Engaging in conversations and talking to kids through their daily routines is a great way to build vocabulary skills. This book is a great tool to help your child expand basic vocabulary in 5 main languages with easy short sentence example for each word to practice reading. There are a total of 120 vocabularies (Full Dolch sight words noun list) with cute pictures.

Reading is a fundamental learning process, and in order to be successful in any endeavor, a student needs to be able to grasp these sight words early on. Without a cognitive understanding of how to recognize and use the sight words in sentences and phrases, a student may be missing out on the most crucial building block of the learning process. How do we help children do this? There are many ways to embed vocabulary into children''s daily lives. Engaging in conversations and talking to kids through their daily routines is a great way to build vocabulary skills. This book is a great tool to help your child expand basic vocabulary in 5 main languages with easy short sentence example for each word to practice reading. There are a total of 120 vocabularies (Full Dolch sight words noun list) with cute pictures.

Reading is a fundamental learning process, and in order to be successful in any endeavor, a student needs to be able to grasp these sight words early on. Without a cognitive understanding of how to recognize and use the sight words in sentences and phrases, a student may be missing out on the most crucial building block of the learning process. How do we help children do this? There are many ways to embed vocabulary into children''s daily lives. Engaging in conversations and talking to kids through their daily routines is a great way to build vocabulary skills. This book is a great tool to help your child expand basic vocabulary in 5 main languages with easy short sentence example for each word to practice reading. There are a total of 120 vocabularies (Full Dolch sight words noun list) with cute pictures.

Reading is a fundamental learning process, and in order to be successful in any endeavor, a student needs to be able to grasp these sight words early on. Without a cognitive understanding of how to recognize and use the sight words in sentences and phrases, a student may be missing out on the most crucial building block of the learning process. How do we help children do this? There are many ways to embed vocabulary into children''s daily lives. Engaging in conversations and talking to kids through their daily routines is a great way to build vocabulary skills. This book is a great tool to help your child expand basic vocabulary in 5 main languages with easy short sentence example for each word to practice reading. There are a total of 120 vocabularies (Full Dolch sight words noun list) with cute pictures.

From the BeginningIn the beginning, God created humanity -- male and female -- in his image and commissioned them as co-rulers over the earth (Genesis 1:27-28). That oneness was shattered in the Fall. Under the curse, might became right, the strong subjugating the weak while the female half of God''s image-bearers became subject to the crushing weight of a patriarchal world system. But in Christ, that oneness was restored (Galatians 3:28). Modeled by Jesus himself, the dignity and respect women received in the early church was a revolutionary movement unparalleled by any other religion, culture, and time in history.So how did the Bride of Christ acquire such a masculine voice? Why does the organized church continue to hinder the female half of God''s image from exercising their God-given gifts and callings? After nearly five decades of pastoral ministry within conservative Christianity, co-authors Eric and Carol Smith reached the conclusion that traditional male patriarchy does not line up with God''s original design. Interwoven with their personal journey, From the Beginning offers a meticulous biblical apologetic as well as fresh vision for today''s church on what it really means to be God''s image-bearers -- both male and female -- and the restoration of God''s redemptive plan for true manhood and womanhood as it was "from the beginning."

Val is a young boy living with his mother; his father is gone. In the woods near his home, he meets a giant spruce tree. Spruce, the giant Sitka spruce tree is steadfast; his roots are planted deep in the earth just as his values are planted deep in his spirit. Their friendship matures and endures until the time of Spruce''s death. The story combines real life intertwining with the fantasy world that takes place in Wonder Woods. In the fantasy world, a near-fatal rafting trip happens where they are rescued by an Indian chief. Big Chief Yellow Bird is like an angel unaware who appears when Val and his cousins are in danger or in need of guidance in Wonder Woods. Adventure, danger, death, grief, disappointment, victory, and heroism are portrayed in this tale. There are real-life explanations for the fantasies that occur in the woods. Throughout the story, signs of Val''s father slowly returning home are emerging.

Bea is never lucky in love. There''s always something missing sooner or later. No man has ever been able to end the emptiness plaguing her. She''s just about ready to stop torturing herself with the possibilities--destined to live the rest of her life unfulfilled. Enjoying a girls'' day out with her best friend, Bea discovers an old record album by her all-time favorite rock band. Why is she thrilled and enchanted by Maximilian''s face gazing up at her? He didn''t hold that power over her in the past, and he died ten years ago. That night, researching him on the Internet well into the wee hours, she learns Maximilian never found his lasting love. Bea decides to enter her birth date and his into her trusted astrology site for a compatibility report. The results slash through her already wounded heart. Bea and Maximilian are soul mates! How is this possible? He''s gone. Any hope of finding that one enduring flame is gone with him. Or, is it? Would time be willing to give Bea and Maximilian another chance?

This book takes the reader through many seasons of Carol A. Smith''s remarkable life. Without a doubt she hung in there from times of being lost and confused. She was broken and weary in spirit, but God''s grace kept her. She found it was those little things that keep her in perfect peace. Readers can learn by watching Carol''s example that opportunities can be made available to each of us in spite of the brokenness life can bring. Her story will show readers good fortune and blessing can be reality if you remain faithful and stay on the path God has for you through it all!

The little forest band is desperate. They haven''t had a hit in years. Things aren''t going well and all the band members just keep disagreeing. How can any group even dream of putting together a new hit song, when no one gets along? After an argument about who snores the loudest, the band realizes that something magical and mystical has just happened. They are thrilled and excited. But, can this little forest band comprised of a bear cub, a raccoon, a rabbit and a tiny mouse really pull it all together to make a new hit song?

Little Chris goes to the White House using his Imagination.

To all my friends and readers who admire poetry.I have compiled a number of poems to warm your heart on a chilly day or soothe you in a moment of stress. For me, poetry is a healing experience. When one writes a poem there is a healing takes place within, and I do believe that when one reads a poem the same thing happens. Here, I have attempted to paint pictures and write music that might flow on the pages and swoop you away to some unknown place of peace and beauty. Poetry fulfills a shrunken spirit.

This collection of poetry celebrates Halloween. While it''s based on the 5-7-5 syllable principle, it''s not your usual haiku. This print edition has new pictures and large fonts too. Enjoy the whimsy!

Do you have a taste for the witty, the wry, or the bittersweet? If so, you''re sure to find something you enjoy in this flight of fun and flavorful poetry, divided into a variety of categories for the discerning connoisseur. This follow-up to Rhymes Over Easy is filled with amusing aperitifs, perceptive pours, and venerable vintages—perfectly paired with any dish, and with no need to worry about overindulgence. From family celebrations to community op-eds, veteran rhyme-maker Carol Smith is no stranger to penning thoughtful and amusing verses, and this unique collection showcases some of her very best from the past few years. You''ll find light and bubbly wordplay, as well as musings on home and family life, and even thoughtful tributes to the Northwest in this collection of serious and silly looks at a wide range of different topics. So pop open a bottle and enjoy Rhyme Tasting''s unique arrangement of poetry—sometimes satirical, sometimes thought-provoking, and always hangover-free.

Like dishes served in courses at your neighborhood cafe, this book pairs rhymes with chapters in the same familiar way. Each clever verse is sprinkled with the words that seem just right to tempt and even please the most poetic appetite. From pasta lust, to failing banks, to winter''s chilling breath, to musings on the drama of computer sudden death, these appetizing morsels flavored all with daily life can readily be savored without using fork or knife. They''re just as good as haute cuisine and won t expand your waist, so go ahead and dig right in and try a sample taste: Al Demente: But pesto sauce on angel hair is like a maiden, thin and fair who slithers all around your plate and for whose taste, you cannot wait. S''no Fun: For no more baking could we do, or eat another homemade stew or sit once more around the fire without the yearning to expire.

Do you want better finances. . .but need a little practical, how-to help? Then you definitely need Bible Guides for Life: Money 101! This easy-to-understand, graphically-enhanced reference is perfect for people of any age, providing information on creating (and adhering to) a budget, saving and investing, tithing, taxes, insurance and retirement planning, loans and debt, attitudes toward money, and much more. Best of all, it’s written in a fun, lighthearted manner that makes the hard work of managing finances fun. If you’ve struggled with money matters, don’t worry: You’re not alone, and this book can help.

Speaking and listening, along with reading and writing, are essential components of literacy and learning development within the National Primary Strategy. This best-selling introductory text updates teachers on national developments and best practice in speaking and listening in the classroom through: speaking and listening issues: a review story-telling and drama oral and popular culture and media planning for talk across the curriculum the impact of ICT: software, email, internet, computer games.

Bestselling author Anna Kovac has just bought the house of her dreams in New York. But the horror of September 11th, and the need for peace to finish her latest novel, leads her to crave a change of scene and so she arranges a four-month house-swap with the mysterious Don Sutherland, an ex-Yalie who is prepared to loan her his villa in Tuscany while he lives in her apartment. Delighted by her good fortune, Anna arrives in Tuscany with two friends. After a blissful few weeks she calls home and her friend Larry Atwood assures her that, although no one has seen the mysterious Mr Sutherland, the house seems fine. But then Anna tries to access her bank account and her details have been wiped. All her savings have disappeared. She calls her house and discovers it has been put up for sale. Then she hears that Larry has fallen from the scaffolding outside her building and been killed. Anna returns to New York to discover that someone has ruthlessly erased all evidence of her life there. Someone has taken her identity...

The cold-blooded butchery of a mother and her daughters triggers a wave of outrage in the media. Though not immediately obvious because they are so widely-spaced, this is just the latest in a series of bloody murders. It takes the patient persistence of cartographer, William Huxley, to sense a link the police have missed and slowly unravel the puzzle. Stuck at home with the two-year-old Morwenna while his high-flying wife, Edwina, plays with fire, William, the puzzle-solver, slowly assembles the pieces, aided solely by a cub reporter and the valiant cleaning lady, Mrs. P. When a prominent public figure is hacked to death, events take a sudden sharp curve for the worse. Particularly when it rapidly becomes clear that William is the next intended victim.

When Rose sees Joe in an Oxford bar, for her it is instant infatuation. He is everything she could ever want: gifted musician, wit and high achiever. In her mind, at least, they are ideally matched and a burning desire for him takes hold. Fate, however, has other plans and Joe has no intention of settling down. All Rose will ever be to him is part of his student past. Instead he embarks on a dazzling career which takes him abroad for a number of years, leaving Rose alone with shattered dreams. She knows what true happiness can be like. Her parents have always been very well married, and the late arrival of her kid sister, Lily, helped make the family complete. But when Joe returns and falls for Lily, unaware that Rose still has feelings for him, a dangerous rivalry ensues . . . one that can only lead to murder.

Devastated by the shocking news that an old school friend, Suzy Palmer, faces execution in Louisiana for the murder of her children, London rabbi, Deborah Hirsch, enlists the aid of her former classmates in an attempt to get her off. She can''t be anything but innocent; the Suzy they''ve known and loved all these years could never hurt a fly. Aided by Miss Holbrook, Suzy''s former art teacher, the friends unite to prove Suzy''s innocence. Back and forth across thirty years they slowly piece together what happened. And even more shocking than Suzy''s plight is the knowledge that one of their number has betrayed her.